Longgang viewing platform
Longgang viewing platform 鸟瞰云阳龙缸玻璃观景台 Aerial view of
Longgang viewing platform/Longgang Road, Yunyang,
Chongqing, China Longgang viewing
platform, Yunyang county, Chongqing 云阳龙缸悬挑玻璃景观廊桥 Yunyang, Chongqing, China (656) feet high / (200) meters high 70 foot span / 21 meter span The highest and most spectacular of China’s many viewing
platforms, the Longgang overlook has U-shaped steel box beams that
support glass panels allowing for a vertiginous view of the 718 meter drop to the Shisun River. Despite the obvious similarities to the Grand Canyon Skywalk in Arizona, the owners gave their skywalk shape an extra inside curve giving the path an S-shape. The cantilevered section is 21
meters with the total length extending about 27 meters.